North Hills Council of Government Public Hearing – Renewal of Verizon Cable Franchise

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Office of the North Hills Council of Governments (the “COG”) located at 300 Wetzel Road, Suite 201, Glenshaw, PA 15116, the COG will hold a public hearing on cable franchise renewal with Verizon. Citizens are invited to attend and comment.

Verizon currently has cable franchise agreements with the following COG municipalities: Blawnox Borough, Etna Borough, Fox Chapel Borough, Franklin Park Borough, Hampton Township, Indiana Township, Town of McCandless, Millvale Borough, O’Hara Township, Ohio Township, Reserve Township, Ross Township, Shaler Township, Sharpsburg Borough, West Deer Township, and West View Borough. The franchises with these municipalities will expire next year and Verizon has requested a renewal of their franchises with these municipalities.

Pursuant to Section 626 of the Cable Communications Policy Act, citizens are asked to comment on the cable operator’s past performance under the current franchise agreements as well as the communities’ future cable-related needs. All inquiries may be directed to:

Lynne Eklund

Executive Director

North Hills Council of Governments

300 Wetzel Road, Suite 201

Glenshaw, PA 15116

leklund@northhillscog.org

Please also note that the public hearing will be made available via Zoom. To obtain an invitation with instructions to participate via Zoom, please send an email to Lynne Eklund at the above-referenced email address.